Improvement in prop-block foe carriage tops



W. H. STICKEL.

Carriage-Top Prop.

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W. H. STICKEL, OF KNIGHTSTOWN, INDIANA.

Letters PatentNo. 67,371, dated July 30, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN PROP-BLOGK FOR CARRIAGE TOPS.

TO ALL WHO IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it. known that I, W. H. STICKEL, of Knightstown, Henry county,Indiana, have invented a new and improvcv. Prop-Block for Buggies andother Carriages and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilledin the art to make and vuse the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure 1 represents a side view of a bugg top having my improvedprop-blocks, and

Figures 2 and 3 detail views, showing construction of prop-blocks.

The present invention consists in having the bearing surfaces of theprop-blocks to the tops of buggies and other carriages, when thrownback, of India rubber, whereby injury to the top from friction is notonly prevented, but the jar of the same when thrown back prevented, anda much easier riding of the buggy top when resting on its prop-blocksecured.

A, in the drawings, represents'the prop-blocks to a buggy top, and 'onwhich the bars'B of the top rest when it is thrown back into theposition shown in fig. 1. These blocks are constructed with a dove-tailgroove, 0, shown in fig 2, to'reecive a corresponding dove-tail shapedstrip, D, shown in fig. 3, which strip forms the bearing surface of theprop-blocks, and is to be made of elastic India rubber, so as to preventany jar to the top when thrown back upon its prop-blocks; also to securea more easy riding of the top when in such position, as well as togreatly prevent wear, etc.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The prop-block A, when provided with the dove-tailed groove 0, adaptedto receive the corresponding doveailed elastic removable strip D,operating as described for the purpose specified.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this day of 1867.

W. H. STICKEL.

Witnesses:

Jenn VANPELT, R. I). BARRY.

